We have Nokya hyper yellow Stage 1 bulbs in the fog lights on both our Vibes and we love them. This reminds me... I need to get some night pictures of them .MrHatchWagon wrote:New headlight bulbs, because I was bored with the ones I had in. Nokya Hyper Yellow stage 1's.
Those yellow light are very good for driving wet road at night. If i actually saw the pothole last week I don't need to do an alignment ..J_TO_ENVY wrote:We have Nokya hyper yellow Stage 1 bulbs in the fog lights on both our Vibes and we love them. This reminds me... I need to get some night pictures of them .MrHatchWagon wrote:New headlight bulbs, because I was bored with the ones I had in. Nokya Hyper Yellow stage 1's.
I work at a sawmill... Nicely planed and cut trim ends.cq358 wrote: Did you chop those knotty wood with Fiskars X27 ?
J_TO_ENVY wrote:I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my Vibe is worth $16,xxx.xx private party and $13,xxx.xx trade in. It is actually worth more than I owe on it !
If I make the minimum payments, December of 2016, but it's hard to say since I will be paying extra. Sometime in 2015 I would assume. The original payoff date was April of 2015. It'd be nice if I could have it paid off right around there.KITT222 wrote:Congrats! Good for you. When is the magical payoff date?
Well, went to the WeatherTech factory store this afternoon. They have a whole huge complex, but the factory store itself is small, but pretty neat. They have floor liners, window deflectors and all their other products on display. The lady I spoke to was very nice. Unfortunately, the 2009+ Matrix window deflectors are on back order, but they are going to ship them to me for free so I will still save around $20.00 over ordering them online (even from Amazon or eBay). The total was $108.45 ($99.95 + $8.50 sales tax). They are supposed to arrive sometime next week. I will post pictures as soon as they are installed.J_TO_ENVY wrote:I will be about 10 minutes from WeatherTech's manufacturing facility and factory store today, so I am going to swing by there and pick up a set of window deflectors for my Vibe. Picking them up directly will save me about $20.00 over ordering them online since Illinois residents have to pay 8.5% sales tax plus shipping.
I will of course post pictures either tonight or tomorrow once they're installed.
Dangit, when I refinanced mine earlier this year it was only worth like $12-13k, which is slightly less than I refinanced it for (I only owed about $10k but they actually gave me about $2k in extra cash since they over-estimated which I used to pay down a much higher interest credit card, I figured that was a sound financial choice).J_TO_ENVY wrote:I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my Vibe is worth $16,xxx.xx private party and $13,xxx.xx trade in. It is actually worth more than I owe on it !
Love that place.J_TO_ENVY wrote: Well, went to the WeatherTech factory store this afternoon. They have a whole huge complex, but the factory store itself is small, but pretty neat.
I'm assuming the difference in the two values is probably mileage (mine just turned over 32,000) and the fact that mine is a GT and yours is a Base (even though it's a loaded one). I was just happy to hear I wasn't "upside down" on it.ponta2147 wrote:Dangit, when I refinanced mine earlier this year it was only worth like $12-13k, which is slightly less than I refinanced it for (I only owed about $10k but they actually gave me about $2k in extra cash since they over-estimated which I used to pay down a much higher interest credit card, I figured that was a sound financial choice).
Love that place.
Oh and I've done nothing whatsoever to my Vibe except put gas in it and wash it, which is sad because it needs bugs removed and RainX applied and the seat covers cleaned (and, you know, the summer detail I never did), but I pretty much have forgotten about my poor car for now as I buckle down on a lot of work projects, marketing, networking, and conferences (bye-bye money...)
Mine's worth $4'000 trade (according to Canadian black book) and about $9'000 private. Give or take... about what I figured for a loss-leader...J_TO_ENVY wrote: I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my Vibe is worth $16,xxx.xx private party and $13,xxx.xx trade in. It is actually worth more than I owe on it !
I wipe our engine bays down every time I wash our Vibes. I dry the whole exterior of the vehicle, then I use the damp towel to wipe down the engine bay. It works very well and keeps everything from getting too nasty and needing a deep cleaning. Our engine bays look pretty much brand new as well. Heck, the heat shields on the undersides of our hoods are in perfect shape, even after 3 Chicagoland winters! There's nothing that bugs me more then when a vehicle is all nice and clean and then you see the engine bay and it's all dirty and dusty. Of course, dirty wheel wells drive me nuts as well .trb wrote:Wow, I can't believe how dirty some engine compartments get. I guess it is true "out of sight, out of mind". At least you can start keeping it clean from now on. I would go ahead and clean everything under the hood, including the hood! I keep all of mine as clean as they can possibly be. The two Vibes and Explorer are about as clean as they were when they were new, and even my 25 yr old Mustang has virtually no grease or dirt on it. Simple Green and a good hose spray every couple of months and a power wash once a year do the job.
I agree, but am also a Canadian so I know what winters can do to your car, I only wipe down parts, using a dry or slightly damp cloth, to remove excess dust or dirt buildup. Back to the thread topic tho: Today i finally replaced my broken windshield! Paid out of my own pocket, could not and would not go through my insurance. Expensive initially but less hassle than dealing with the insurance company, plus my deductible is too high anyways.felixturcotte22 wrote:I wouldn't wash the bay with running water to prevent rust because my father did that on the last car, it took a coupe of months before it started to rust real bad. I do live in Canada and winters are tough on a car so I need my anti rust treatment on every part of the car. It gets real dirty, but it protects and does one heck of a job !
You guys must have easy winters in the states though ? I guess.. anyway.. just saying !
I'm sad to hear that. I thought it gave a sick look to your car.J_TO_ENVY wrote:I ended up removing the WeatherTech window deflectors today after one of the rear ones fell out after only being installed a few days. Fortunately it fell into the rear seat as I was leaving work so it didn't break or anything. I am extremely disappointed with the rear deflectors. The front ones fit great, nice and tight and the front windows could actually be left open quite a bit without letting rain in (it did rain yesterday), but the rear ones fit like c r a p and could barely be left open without letting rain in.
I will be returning them to the WeatherTech factory store this coming weekend for a refund. Very disappointed .
I am sad too, but I'd rather get the $108.45 I spent on them back and put it towards something more useful that isn't going to fall off and/or break.felixturcotte22 wrote:I'm sad to hear that. I thought it gave a (removed) of a look to your car.
Okay, I just got done putting some 3M Super Strength Molding Tape (#03609; just under $5.00 @ Walmart for a small roll which was just enough to do both rear deflectors) on the WeatherTech rear window deflectors. It is grey double sided foam tape and it is slightly thicker then the original tape that was on them, but that actually seems like it will work better. They do seem to be attached much better with the 3M stuff, so I've got my fingers crossed...J_TO_ENVY wrote:I ended up removing the WeatherTech window deflectors today after one of the rear ones fell out after only being installed a few days. Fortunately it fell into the rear seat as I was leaving work so it didn't break or anything. I am extremely disappointed with the rear deflectors. The front ones fit great, nice and tight and the front windows could actually be left open quite a bit without letting rain in (it did rain yesterday), but the rear ones fit like c r a p and could barely be left open without letting rain in.
I will be returning them to the WeatherTech factory store this coming weekend for a refund. Very disappointed .